Estimating the distribution of parameters in differential equations with repeated cross-sectional data. by Hyeontae Jo, Sung Woong Cho, Hyung Ju Hwang

“…EPD operates in three main steps: generating synthetic time trajectories by randomly selecting observed values at each time point, estimating parameters of a differential equation that minimizes the discrepancy between these trajectories and the true solution of the equation, and selecting the parameters depending on the scale of discrepancy. …”
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Lamotrigine Augmentation of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Severe and Long-Term Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Manuel Arrojo-Romero, María Tajes Alonso, Jose de Leon

“…These two patients were characterized by lack of response to multiple treatments, making a placebo response to lamotrigine augmentation unlikely. Prospective randomized trials in treatment-resistant OCD patients who do not respond to combinations of SSRIs with clomipramine and/or antipsychotics are needed, including augmentation with lamotrigine. …”
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The Optimal Timing of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection for Nerve Lesion Recovery: A Preliminary Study by Muhammad Pandunugrahadi, Komang Agung Irianto, Oen Sindrawati

“…This is an experimental in vivo research using male New Zealand white rabbits in the randomized control group posttest only design. Samples were divided into 5 groups (1 control group and 4 treatment groups). …”
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Effect of Rehabilitation Exercise Platform Core Muscles Therapy on Motor Function, Balance Function and Spinal Motion Range of Parkinson's Disease Patients by Jun XING, Yanjun WANG, Lizhuang ZHANG, Yahui WANG, Jianfang SUN, Lijing CHANG

“…Objective:To explore the effect of rehabilitation exercise platform core muscles therapy on motor function, balance function and spinal motion range of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.Methods:82 PD patients were randomly assigned to the treatment group and control group, with 41 patients in each group. …”
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Influence of Bisphosphonates on Alveolar Bone Loss around Osseointegrated Implants by Vivek, Ban A. Almudarris, Smitha Sharan, Prerna Kataria, Pallavi Nanaiah, Ravi Joshi, Chaitanya S. Buddhikot, Sheetal Acharya

“…Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was undertaken with a sample size of 60 individuals who were implanted with orally integrated dental implants. …”
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Effect of Motor Relearning Programme Combined with Jin's Three-Needle Therapy on Lower Limb Motor Function in Patients with Ischemic Stroke by Pincao GAO, Fang TANG, Weirong XIONG, Li YANG, Quan ZENG

“…Objective:To investigate the influence of motor relearning programme combined with Jin's three-needle therapy on lower limb motor function in patients with ischemic stroke.Methods:A total of 58 ischemic stroke patients were randomly divided into control group (<italic>n</italic>=28) and treatment group (<italic>n</italic>=30). …”
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Effect of Calcium Chloride and Trisodium Phosphate Fortification on Low Fat Buffalo Milk Cheeses by R. Perveen, M.S. Butt, U. Elahi, M.N. Babur

“…This study had a fully randomized design, consisting of nine treatments and three replications. …”
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Growth Response of Ipomoea Reptans Poir. Against The Application of Liquid Fertilizer Leachate Organic Waste With Superior Nutrients by Inggita Utami, Rahmah Sakinah, Ambar Pratiwi

“…This study was conducted using a Completely Randomized Design with the independent variables being variations in the concentration of leachate liquid fertilizer (P0 0%, P1 10%, P2 20%, and P3 30 %), and the dependent variable was the growth of Ipomoea reptans. …”
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Gender similarities in high school mathematics: affective and cognitive aspects by Negasi Hagos Tekola, Dawit Asrat Getahun, Hailu Hagos

“…Data were collected by self-report questionnaire and achievement test from 727 (416 females & 311 males) grade 9 students, with average age of 15 years, randomly selected from three government general secondary schools in Aksum. …”
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Segmentation of Pulmonary Vascular Trees from Thoracic 3D CT Images by Hidenori Shikata, Geoffrey McLennan, Eric A. Hoffman, Milan Sonka

“…A quantitative validation was performed with more than 1000 manually identified points selected from inside the vessel segments to assess true positives (TPs) and 1000 points randomly placed outside of the vessels to evaluate false positives (FPs) in each case. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Caries, Oral Hygiene Knowledge, Status, and Practices among Visually Impaired Individuals in Chennai, Tamil Nadu by James Rufus John, Breena Daniel, Dakshaini Paneerselvam, Ganesh Rajendran

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted among 404 visually impaired individuals in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu. Four schools were randomly selected for conducting the study. The oral hygiene status, prevalence of caries, and knowledge and attitude towards oral care among visually impaired individuals were collected and analysed. …”
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Promotion of physical activity-related health competence using digital workplace-based health promotion: a pilot study for office workers by Leonard Oppermann, Marie-Luise Dierks

“…Future research should utilize a randomized controlled design to be able to causally attribute the effects of PA interventions in office workers to the intervention and objective measurements for HEPA should be employed.…”
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Comparison of hCG Versus Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist to Induce Oocyte Maturation in Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycles: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Gulay Beydilli Nacak, Elif Tozkir, Enis Ozkaya, Ebru Cogendez, Fatih Kaya

“…STUDY DESIGN: Thirty-three patients under 35 years of age with polycystic ovarian syndrome, polycystic ovarian morphology, or previous high response who underwent ovulation trigger by GnRH agonist trigger and 132 patients under 35 years of age with the polycystic ovarian syndrome, polycystic ovarian morphology, or previous high response who underwent ovulation trigger by hCG for IVF treatment. Patients were non-randomly assigned to an ovarian stimulation protocol consisting of either GnRH agonist trigger after cotreatment with GnRH antagonist (study group) or hCG trigger after antagonist protocol (control group). …”
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Effects of covid-19 on the livelihoods of rural women in Ethiopia by Samuel Tadesse Adisalem, Asrat Mulat Asegie

“…Thereby, a multistage sampling procedure was employed to randomly draw 263 rural women as study participants. …”
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Determination of antioxidant and immune responses with bile acids supplementation in geese by Jianwen CAO, Lei YANG, Guangpei XU

“…A total of 168 male Hortobágyi geese, aged 28 days, were randomly assigned to four groups: the control group received a basic diet, while the other groups received diets supplemented with 75 mg/kg, 150 mg/kg, and 300 mg/ kg of BAs. …”
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Base de datos para Thirst response to post-exercise fluid replacement needs and controlled drinking by Catalina Capitán-Jiménez, Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas

“…They remained at rest or exercised at 32±3°C db and 65±6% rh to a randomly assigned dehydration equivalent to 1, 2, and 3% of body mass (BM). …”
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Exercise Snacking to Improve Muscle Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Pilot Study by Oliver J. Perkin, Polly M. McGuigan, Keith A. Stokes

“…Twenty participants were randomly assigned to either maintain their habitual physical activity levels (Control; n=10; age, 74 (5) years; body mass, 26.3 (3.5) kg/m2) or undertake “exercise snacks” twice daily (ES; n=10; age, 70 (4) years; body mass, 25.0 (3.4) kg/m2). …”
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A modern approach to the treatment of acute low back pain: a proposal of a new treatment algorithm by Robert Rupiński, Urszula Grata-Borkowska, Jarosław Drobnik

“…Locally applied low-intensity heat therapy for acute lower back pain has an analgesic effect and reduces paraspinal muscle tension. Several randomized clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of this method in reducing pain and disability to a degree comparable to high-dose NSAID therapy. …”
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Parasitic Contamination of Commonly Consumed Fresh Leafy Vegetables in Benha, Egypt by Maysa Ahmad Eraky, Samia Mostafa Rashed, Mona El-Sayed Nasr, Azza Mohammed Salah El-Hamshary, Amera Salah El-Ghannam

“…Vegetables were collected randomly from markets within Benha. Samples were washed in saline, and the resulting washing solution was filtered and centrifuged to concentrate the parasitic stages. …”
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Response of sorghum genotypes to anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineolum) resistance under field conditions in eastern Ethiopia. by Girmay Aragaw, Habtamu Terefe

“…Anthracnose severity was assessed on 16 randomly selected and pre-tagged sorghum plants in the middle two rows of each plot. …”
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